Guidebook for Honolulu

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Guidebook for Honolulu

Essentials

Ethnic and local foods at decent prices. Good music always playing...friendly folks too.
88 locals recommend
Times Supermarket
3221 Waialae Ave
88 locals recommend
Ethnic and local foods at decent prices. Good music always playing...friendly folks too.
If you're gonna stay awhile and cook your own food, better go here first and save some dough.
202 locals recommend
Costco Wholesale
4589 Kapolei Pkwy
202 locals recommend
If you're gonna stay awhile and cook your own food, better go here first and save some dough.
Awesome vegetarian/vegan groceries and an amazing hot/cold deli with delicious gluten free pizza and the most scrumptions vegan tapioca. YUM!
68 locals recommend
Down To Earth Organic & Natural Honolulu
2525 S King St
68 locals recommend
Awesome vegetarian/vegan groceries and an amazing hot/cold deli with delicious gluten free pizza and the most scrumptions vegan tapioca. YUM!
Nice coffee shop not far from the house
6 locals recommend
Lion Coffee / Lion Cafe and General Store
1555 Kalani St
6 locals recommend
Nice coffee shop not far from the house
nearest quality pharmacy besides Longs/CVS
45 locals recommend
Walgreens
1488 Kapiolani Blvd
45 locals recommend
nearest quality pharmacy besides Longs/CVS

Food Scene

Yummy bentos and poke bowls at the end of our block!
Matsumoto's Okazuya Restaurant LLC
Yummy bentos and poke bowls at the end of our block!
Yummy take-out! Smells SO GOOD from down the block, you have to go in!
7 locals recommend
Gulick Delicatessan Kalihi
1512 Gulick Ave
7 locals recommend
Yummy take-out! Smells SO GOOD from down the block, you have to go in!
Mmmmm, prime rib!
9 locals recommend
Ray's Cafe
2033 N King St
9 locals recommend
Mmmmm, prime rib!
Hands down the freshest, most delicious poke bowls on O'ahu. Straight outta the Pacific O to your mouth.
77 locals recommend
Nico's Pier 38
1129 N Nimitz Hwy
77 locals recommend
Hands down the freshest, most delicious poke bowls on O'ahu. Straight outta the Pacific O to your mouth.
Because COCO PUFFS. Not the cereal, the baked good.
116 locals recommend
Liliha Bakery
515 N Kuakini St
116 locals recommend
Because COCO PUFFS. Not the cereal, the baked good.
MALASADAS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND.
230 locals recommend
Leonard's Bakery
933 Kapahulu Ave
230 locals recommend
MALASADAS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND.
This is the VERY BEST Mexican food on O'ahu- street tacos and burritos. They also have quesadillas. That's it. Perfection.
14 locals recommend
Alejandro's Mexican Food
2831 Kalihi St
14 locals recommend
This is the VERY BEST Mexican food on O'ahu- street tacos and burritos. They also have quesadillas. That's it. Perfection.
Rumored to be the best Hawaiian plate lunch on O'ahu, within walking distance of our house!!
86 locals recommend
Helena's Hawaiian Food
1240 N School St
86 locals recommend
Rumored to be the best Hawaiian plate lunch on O'ahu, within walking distance of our house!!
The last known standing original Tiki Bar in Hawaii. The oldest, and the best. Amazing decor and umbrella drinks, plus yummy pupus!
19 locals recommend
La Mariana Sailing Club
50 Sand Island Access Rd
19 locals recommend
The last known standing original Tiki Bar in Hawaii. The oldest, and the best. Amazing decor and umbrella drinks, plus yummy pupus!
Frozen banana soft served into papaya bowls, topped with honey, shaved coconut, crunchy quinoa, granola, fruit...whatever topping you like. Dairy free goodness!
19 locals recommend
Banán
1810 University Ave
19 locals recommend
Frozen banana soft served into papaya bowls, topped with honey, shaved coconut, crunchy quinoa, granola, fruit...whatever topping you like. Dairy free goodness!
Because Pork Belly bowls with Saimin.
62 locals recommend
Lucky Belly
50 N Hotel St
62 locals recommend
Because Pork Belly bowls with Saimin.
Because alcoholic milkshakes.
21 locals recommend
Downbeat Diner and Lounge
42 N Hotel St
21 locals recommend
Because alcoholic milkshakes.
Delicious family-owned hole in the wall restaurant run by an Okinawan family with a Mexican cook, serving up local Hawaiian favorites with an Okinawan/Mexican twist. LOL it's multicultural dining at it's finest. This place is amazing and was featured on Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown!
7 locals recommend
Ethel's Grill
232 Kalihi St
7 locals recommend
Delicious family-owned hole in the wall restaurant run by an Okinawan family with a Mexican cook, serving up local Hawaiian favorites with an Okinawan/Mexican twist. LOL it's multicultural dining at it's finest. This place is amazing and was featured on Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown!
Vietnamese food from Heaven
96 locals recommend
The FIX Sports Lounge and Nightclub
80 S Pauahi St
96 locals recommend
Vietnamese food from Heaven
Absolutely the best Macadamia nuts available on island, fresh from the Big Island. Selective process brings in only the best mac nuts.
Hawaii's Local Buzz
321 Mokauea St
Absolutely the best Macadamia nuts available on island, fresh from the Big Island. Selective process brings in only the best mac nuts.
The BEST shrimp truck
14 locals recommend
Shrimp Shack
53 - 360 Kamehameha Hwy
14 locals recommend
The BEST shrimp truck
The best shave ice in our 'hood
21 locals recommend
Shimazu Store
330 N School St
21 locals recommend
The best shave ice in our 'hood
The best place to eat on the Waianae coast
43 locals recommend
Spicy House
87-730 Farrington Hwy
43 locals recommend
The best place to eat on the Waianae coast
DELICIOUS poke and smoked ahi dip
58 locals recommend
Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquors
3496 Waialae Ave
58 locals recommend
DELICIOUS poke and smoked ahi dip
Local rum tasting room
8 locals recommend
Ko Hana Distillers
92-1770 Kunia Rd
8 locals recommend
Local rum tasting room
shrimp scampi is to die for
156 locals recommend
Giovanni's Shrimp Truck
66-472 Kamehameha Hwy
156 locals recommend
shrimp scampi is to die for
Excellent pupus
105 locals recommend
Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar & Grill
559 Kapahulu Ave
105 locals recommend
Excellent pupus
Delicious vegan versions of local food favorites like poke and lau lau
39 locals recommend
'Ai Love Nalo
41-1025 Kalanianaʻole Hwy
39 locals recommend
Delicious vegan versions of local food favorites like poke and lau lau
POKE!
24 locals recommend
Fresh Catch Kaneohe
45-1002 Kamehameha Hwy
24 locals recommend
POKE!
The best DIM SUM in Chinatown
6 locals recommend
Char Hung Sut
64 N Pauahi St
6 locals recommend
The best DIM SUM in Chinatown

Shopping

Roberta Oaks Hawaii
1152 Nuuanu Ave
7 locals recommend
IN4MATION CHINATOWN
1154 Nuuanu Ave
7 locals recommend
The best tattoo artists are here.
Black Cat Tattoo Studio
1111 Nuuanu Ave
The best tattoo artists are here.
130 locals recommend
Aloha Stadium
99-500 Salt Lake Blvd
130 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

$6 Tuesdays and IMAX!
16 locals recommend
Regal Dole Cannery IMAX & RPX
735 B Iwilei Rd
16 locals recommend
$6 Tuesdays and IMAX!
North shore polo and tailgating plus live music! Sundays April-Sept
17 locals recommend
Hawaii Polo Club
68-411 Farrington Hwy
17 locals recommend
North shore polo and tailgating plus live music! Sundays April-Sept
recliner seats in every theater!
104 locals recommend
Consolidated Theatres Ward with TITAN LUXE
1044 Auahi St
104 locals recommend
recliner seats in every theater!

Arts & Culture

The Hawaii state museum of cultural and natural history with an awesome Polynesian Voyaging exhibit and Planetarium show
361 locals recommend
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St
361 locals recommend
The Hawaii state museum of cultural and natural history with an awesome Polynesian Voyaging exhibit and Planetarium show
547 locals recommend
Polylnesian cutlural center
547 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
319 Lexington Blvd
22 locals recommend
171 locals recommend
Pearl Harbor Historic Sites Visitor Center
1 Arizona Memorial Pl
171 locals recommend
252 locals recommend
Honolulu Museum of Art
900 S Beretania St
252 locals recommend
29 locals recommend
Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House
2411 Makiki Heights Dr
29 locals recommend

Sightseeing

38 locals recommend
Arizona Memorial station
38 locals recommend
great views of the city
116 locals recommend
Tantalus Lookout Puu Ualakaa State Park
Nutridge Street
116 locals recommend
great views of the city

Parks & Nature

45 locals recommend
Foster Botanical Gardens
50 N Vineyard Blvd
45 locals recommend
51 locals recommend
Na Ala Hele: Manoa Falls Trail
Na Ala Hele: Manoa Falls Trail
51 locals recommend
hike to the waterfall for a swim or enjoy the botanical garden
145 locals recommend
Waimea Valley
59-864 Kamehameha Hwy
145 locals recommend
hike to the waterfall for a swim or enjoy the botanical garden
This 12 mile out and back trail will take you to the top of Stairway to Heaven without using the illegal Haiku Stairs! 2,900' elevation gain
7 locals recommend
Moanalua Valley Trail Start (Kulana'ahane)
1849 Ala Aolani St
7 locals recommend
This 12 mile out and back trail will take you to the top of Stairway to Heaven without using the illegal Haiku Stairs! 2,900' elevation gain